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Peru is one of the least expensive countries to live in South America. You can cover your basic expenses for $2,000 per month or less in most areas other than in Lima....
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Portugal offers the lowest cost of living in Western Europe, where a couple can live nicely on $2,500 to $3,000 a month outside of the major cities. Bump that budget up a...
If you’re considering retirement abroad, you need information, and you need lots of it. But more than that, you need guidance on how to interpret that information. That’s what we’re here for,...
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By Jessica RameschPanama’s reputation as an affordable retirement haven is well deserved. Take one look at the gleaming skyscrapers that define Panama City’s skyline, and you’ll wonder whether your plane landed in...
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By Karen Lefebvre-ChristouIf the great Mediterranean weather, amazing food, hospitable people, and the opportunity to island-hop wasn’t already enough, the cost of living may be one more reason to lure you to...
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Picture yourself lying on a deserted beach sipping your favorite cocktail and enjoying the ocean breeze. No computer…no telephone…no stress. Sound tempting?Folks often dream of retiring to an island in search of...
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When people ask me one country they should try to visit in their lifetimes, I always say the U.K.I admit to some bias, but the fact remains that to understand where the...
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Modern-day tourism has a production-line intensity to it. Sense of place, cultural immersion…even relaxation, are all sacrificed in for an ever-longer list of highlights on the suggested itinerary. Never mind the quality,...
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New Yorker Nic Xenophontos moved to Costa Rica to enjoy his last days because the doctors said he only had 18 months left, and he wanted to enjoy them. That was back...
Maybe you’ve been to Costa Rica? If so, you know what a strikingly beautiful country it is.With its slower pace of living…focus on renewable energy (A staggering 99% of its energy comes from renewable, money-saving sources…)…and...
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I love my job as IL's Mexico Correspondent. The thing that I enjoy the most is meeting you guys, the IL members, when you call into my area of Mexico.My area, the...
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It’s no secret that Chiang Mai has been a popular destination for several generations of tourists and expats. With its hundreds of golden temples, a wide variety of international restaurants, stunning surrounding...
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If you’re looking to retire, relocate, or just relax and enjoy life again, Europe is the best place to do that...and you’ll come away from this information-rich conference with all the knowledge and...
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Don’t put off your dreams of a better, less stressful (and lower cost) life any longer… Type “best place to retire overseas” into any search engine and Panama leaps off the page. It...
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...the trick is to know where to look for it.Maybe you imagine a spot where you can lounge on your deck, a cocktail in hand, the quiet turquoise waters of the Caribbean...
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I took advantage of the superb public transportation system in the Netherlands this week and took a train to Maastricht, one of the oldest cities in the country. Maastricht lies two-and-a-half hours...
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With all the changes going on in European visa programs this year, it's easy to overlook developments on the other side of the world. That would be a mistake, because there are...
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“I have found golf to be, in all factualness, a universal language wherever I traveled at home or abroad.” – Ben Hogan.In the wise words of a golfing great, the intricacies of...
Every month seems to bring another news report about North Americans relocating to Portugal… but almost none mention that just 100 miles northeast lies an exquisite slice of coastal Iberia that boasts...
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Special visa regimes in Europe have seen a lot of changes this year. Ireland and Portugal scrapped residential Golden Visa options, and Greece has raised minimum investments in certain parts of the...
